ChatterBank1 min ago
Have You Ever Been Given Allergy Information With Your Takeaway?
22 Answers
http:// www.ind ependen t.co.uk /news/u k/india n-resta urant-o wner-ch arged-w ith-man slaught er-afte r-custo mer-die s-from- peanut- allergy -101348 67.html
/// Mr Wilson died before the introduction of new laws stipulating that caterers must provide allergy information on unpackaged foods. ///
/// Mr Wilson died before the introduction of new laws stipulating that caterers must provide allergy information on unpackaged foods. ///
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by anotheoldgit. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I believe that all food establishments are obliged to show advice of the potential for allergic reactions to food, and to ask staff if unsure.
It appears that using peanuts instead of almonds in this case has caused the fatality, and that is why the prosecution has been brought.
What Dave says is true, but the new law does draw attention to the potential for this kind of tragedy, and hopefully it will help to avoid a recurrence.
It appears that using peanuts instead of almonds in this case has caused the fatality, and that is why the prosecution has been brought.
What Dave says is true, but the new law does draw attention to the potential for this kind of tragedy, and hopefully it will help to avoid a recurrence.
The regulation is an EU initiative.
More information here.
http:// www.foo d.gov.u k/busin ess-ind ustry/a llergy- guide
The restaurants I use, mainly Indian vary. Most have a paragraph on their menu and takeaway menu to the effect that some dishes may contain nuts, and that people should enquire for specifics when they make an order.
More information here.
http://
The restaurants I use, mainly Indian vary. Most have a paragraph on their menu and takeaway menu to the effect that some dishes may contain nuts, and that people should enquire for specifics when they make an order.
I have seen the 'may contain nuts' notices on packaging for ages - so quite why they need a new ruling is a little odd.
If someone has a serious allergy, then surely they know, and are able to adjust their diet accordingly.
I can see that in this instance, the restaurant has misrepresented the content of the food concerned - hence the prosecution - but otherwise a simple 'Nuts' notice would surely suffice.
If someone has a serious allergy, then surely they know, and are able to adjust their diet accordingly.
I can see that in this instance, the restaurant has misrepresented the content of the food concerned - hence the prosecution - but otherwise a simple 'Nuts' notice would surely suffice.
The Builder
//Apparently, the latest threat to mankind is from ............. lupins//
Lupin may be in food in the form of flour. More common in Europe than here. Can cause anaphylaxis.
I cook for a charity,and we've been posting guidance for our customers for a few months now. Allergens range from wheat/grains to celery,dairy,soya,and nuts. So not just foods that cause life threatening reactions. Yes- the customer may know what and how a food affects him,but we need to provide the information to inform and help the consumer make a decision as to what is OK to eat.
//Apparently, the latest threat to mankind is from ............. lupins//
Lupin may be in food in the form of flour. More common in Europe than here. Can cause anaphylaxis.
I cook for a charity,and we've been posting guidance for our customers for a few months now. Allergens range from wheat/grains to celery,dairy,soya,and nuts. So not just foods that cause life threatening reactions. Yes- the customer may know what and how a food affects him,but we need to provide the information to inform and help the consumer make a decision as to what is OK to eat.
If I had a condition that made my head swell to the size of a beachball at the slightest miniscule trace of a certain fairly common ingredient, I wouldn't be eating anything that I didn't know exactly what was in it and how it had been prepared.
A warning on a package wouldn't make any difference to that policy one way or another.
A warning on a package wouldn't make any difference to that policy one way or another.
// I have seen the 'may contain nuts' notices on packaging for ages - so quite why they need a new ruling is a little odd. //
Because this is food not bought in a package, it is served on a plate or from a foil takeawAy container. Food with no labelling at all.
I agree with ludwig. If I had an allegy, I would steer clear of all food that I didn't know how it was prepared.
Because this is food not bought in a package, it is served on a plate or from a foil takeawAy container. Food with no labelling at all.
I agree with ludwig. If I had an allegy, I would steer clear of all food that I didn't know how it was prepared.
While it beyond doubt that this poor chap had an allergy to nuts, where have all these allergies come from ?
I can never, ever remember any child not being allowed to eats nuts, or eat bread, or drink milk when I was a boy in the 50's and 60's. And yet now we seem to have millions of people that can't eat a wide range of foods, or at least say that can't.
Are all these allergies a modern phenomenon ?
I can never, ever remember any child not being allowed to eats nuts, or eat bread, or drink milk when I was a boy in the 50's and 60's. And yet now we seem to have millions of people that can't eat a wide range of foods, or at least say that can't.
Are all these allergies a modern phenomenon ?
Related Questions
Sorry, we can't find any related questions. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question.